Wildlife Air Service
Charity Registration Number: 1168271
Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the period ended 31 December 2020
Contents
Administrative Information ....................................................................................................................... 2 Trustees Annual Report .......................................................................................................................... 3 Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements ............................................................. 4 Receipts and payments accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2020............................... 5 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 December 2020 ................................................................ 6 Notes to the accounts ............................................................................................................................. 7
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Administrative Information
| Trustees: | Wietse Van Der Werf (Chair) | Appointed 27 February 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Gubbay | Appointed 27 February 2017 | |
| Louisa Miller | Appointed 27 February 2017 | |
| Charity Address: | 11 Milner Road | |
| Comberton | ||
| Cambridge | ||
| CB23 7DE | ||
| Bankers: | Co-operative Bank | |
| PO Box 250 | ||
| Skelmersdale | ||
| WN8 6WT | ||
| Accountant: | Beyond Profit Ltd | |
| G104 Bolton Arena | ||
| Arena Approach | ||
| Horwich | ||
| Bolton | ||
| BL6 6LB |
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Trustees Annual Report
Structure, governance and management
Wildlife Air Service is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with the Charity Registration Number 1168271. The governing document of the charity is a constitution dated 18 July 2016.
The Trustees of the charity are the first Trustees as per the constitution. The first Trustees were appointed for an initial period of one year. After this they are appointed for a term of 1 year by resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity Trustees.
Trustees meet at least once a year.
Objectives and Activities for the Public Benefit
The object of the charity is to promote for the public benefit, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, in any part of the world, by promoting the use of aviation to furthering the effective enforcement of existing conservation regulations.
The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the period.
Review of Activities and Achievements
The Charity's activities have been put on hold as the developments of a possible exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union is posing a legislative obstacle. The proposed activities of the Charity have always relied on the ability of private pilots to volunteer their flying time to be utilised for conservation purposes.
The Trustees have met in person with policy advisors at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at Aviation House, Gatwick. They confirmed that an anticipated EU regulatory change, which would enable UK private pilots to fly for charitable purposes, would now not be implemented, pending a possible Brexit. This severely impedes the Charity's planned activities, until clarity exists on the regulatory framework in which the aviation activities can take place. Trustees will continue to closely follow the regulatory developments and only start up the proposed flying activities when legislation allows.
Future Plans
The primary focus for the coming months will be on establishing key partnerships in both the aviation and conservation field, as well as to attracting initial sponsors and investors to financially support the charity’s work.
Future plans include the purchase of a small, dedicated aircraft and starting the first conservation assignments. This could be focused on wildlife monitoring or aerial landscape photography, for example to assist in flood prevention and biodiversity restoration.
The overall objective of the charity is to make available aviation resources (ie. volunteer pilots and aircraft) to assist in environmental conservation programmes.
Financial review
No activities have taken place during the period.
Reserves Policy
As a newly established charity we have not yet agreed a reserves policy. At the end of the period in question our total funds were £4,721 all of which was unrestricted.
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Trustges, rosponsibilities in relation lo thg financial statements The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees 'annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (Unrted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Praclicel. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare finanual statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial slatemenls, the trustees are required lo- sel8cI suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistenuy. observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP.. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent stale whether applicable accounting standards have been followed. subject to any material departures that musl be disclosed and explained in the financial st8tements- prepare the financial stalemenls on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper acccrfjnting records that disclose wilh reasonable accuracy al any time the financial position of the charity and lo enable them to ensure that the financi81 statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations. and the provisions of the Trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial infomiation included on the charity's website in accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements. Approved by the trustees on 1 April 2021 and signed on their behalf by.. Wigtse van der Wgrf Trustee
Receipts and payments accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2020
| 31 December 2020 Unrestricted funds Total funds £ £ - - |
31 December 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | Unrestricted funds Total funds |
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| £ £ |
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| Receipts: | ||
| Donations and legacies | - - |
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| Total | - - |
- - |
| Payments: | - - |
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| Administration & Support Costs |
- - |
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| Total | - - |
- - |
| - - 4,721 4,721 |
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| Net receipts/(payments) | - - |
|
| Cash funds at 31 Dec 2019 2 |
4,721 4,721 |
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| Cash funds at 31 Dec 2020 |
4,721 4,721 |
4,721 4,721 |
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Statement of Assots and Liabilities as at 31 Decombgr 2020 31 Decgmbgr 2020 Unrestricted funds 31 Dgcombgr 2019 Unrestrictod funds Total Total Cash Funds Cash al bank & in hand 4,721 4721 4,721 4721 4.721 4.721 4,721 4.721 Total Charttable Funds 4721 4721 4,721 4,721 The fin8nci81 statements were approved by the Trustees on 1 April 2021 behalf= and signed on their Wietse van der Werf Trustee
Notes to the accounts
1) Receipts and Payment accounts
Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the organisation during the financial year. In this context "cash" includes cash equivalents, for example, bank accounts where cash can be readily withdrawn to pay for debts as they become due.
2) Funds
| Balance at 1 Jan 2020 |
Incoming Resources |
Resources Expended |
Balance at 31 Dec 2020 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | 4,721 | - |
- |
4,721 |
| Total Funds | 4,721 | - |
- | 4,721 |
2019 Comparative
| 2019 Comparative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 Jan 2019 |
Incoming Resources |
Resources Expended |
Balance at 31 Dec 2019 |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestrictedfunds | 4,721 | - |
- |
4,721 |
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| Total Funds | 4,721 | - |
- |
4,721 |
3) Related party transactions and Trustees' expenses and remuneration
The Trustees all give freely their time and expertise without any form of remuneration or other benefit in cash or kind.
No Trustees, or person related or connected by business to them has received any payments or other benefits from the charity during the year.
Whilst there is no separate Trustee Indemnity Insurance purchased, Trustees are covered by the Employer Liabilities section of Assists overall insurance.
Trustee's Liability: Limit of indemnity £250,000 in total for all claims and defence costs
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